365 Without 377 – 2011

Imposed under the British colonial rule in 1860, Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code criminalise any sexual acts between consenting adults of the same sex, stigmatising them as ‘against the order of nature’. On July 2, 2009 the Delhi High Court passed a landmark judgment scrapping this clause, thus fulfilling the most basic demandContinue reading “365 Without 377 – 2011”

Martin Clunes: Man to Manta – 2011

BAFTA winning actor Martin Clunes scuba dives in the Maldives seeking out the strange inhabitants that live beneath the sea. One resident of these warm blue waters have so far eluded him – the reef manta; one of evolution’s true masterpieces. Martin will come closer to these gentle giants than he’d ever imagined possible; movedContinue reading “Martin Clunes: Man to Manta – 2011”

Finding Atlantis – 2011

Using satellite photography, ground-penetrating radar and underwater technology, The film, Finding Atlantis, was screened by the National Geographic Channel in the US and fronted by Professor Richard Freund, from Hartford University in Connecticut. Professor Freund explained how he led a pursuit to find the lost civilisation, believed by many to be an ancient Greek myth,Continue reading “Finding Atlantis – 2011”

How Hip Hop Changed the World – 2011

Presented by actor, DJ, MC and lifelong hip hop fan Idris Elba (The Wire, Luther) and featuring stars from both sides of the Atlantic (Snoop Dogg, Mark Ronson, Nas, Rakim, Debbie Harry, Jessie J, Chipmunk, Tinchy Stryder and N Dubz, to name just a few), How Hip Hop Changed the World counts down the definingContinue reading “How Hip Hop Changed the World – 2011”

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